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Monday, July 12, 2010

Bastille Day

If you were wearing a striped shirt yesterday, dressed in blue, wore a beret, carried a quilted bag... And dragging around a small dog around, you were appropriately dressed for Bastille Day in New York. Then you were allowed to eat all the tarte framboise to your heart's content... Or tarte citron...Patisserie Payard was calling the dress code, so stripes rule...President was handing out free fromage tastes...L.A. Burdicthad practically free, very intense cold chocolat for a mere $2 created especially for the day...Galeries Lafayette had free Paris maps for all... Not free, but I should have bought it -a Girl's Guide to Parissac... Really yesterday's fair should have been called Macaron Day in my opinion...Macaron Cafe had lots of flavors and colors...

I felt I had to buy some for research purposes - 2 macs for $5...hmmm

Down the rue a bit, Mad MacNYC was low on flavors and colors, maybe because they were selling bags of 6 macarons for $5. Chef Florian Bellanger is in the background minus a head...

This Frenchie taste tester gave the seal of approval on the framboise...

40 comments:

Besides the $33,000 version at Boucheron, you can find macaron charms and necklaces on Etsy at Bling and Pink (with Swarovski pearls no less) or at Fatally Feminine on page two. She also has cupcakes and other delights to extract large sums of cash from our possession.Happy Bastille Day!!

Hi I love your blog, I never been in Paris, but I am Spanish and olwais I go to Biarrtitz. you know anicing about it? My nex travel is to Paris and with your blog I know more with the city=) It is my blog http://aboutmyfashionlife.blogspot.com/ If you like it fllow me please =)

Happy 14 juillet to you, too... (We don't call it Bastille Day in France)... I don't know why- but I can ask my hubby...

Also, I've been seeing marcarons in Martha Stewart's magazine, "Living" quite a bit -- but they call them "macaroons" and I'm not sure why - since it's NOT the same cookie AT all... Maybe you can be the macaron spokesperson in the U.S. - and make sure everyone's got it right!heheh!Take care, Leese

Well this is close and I bet she could make whatever you wanted....Love your blog and I as well am a watercolorist, obsessed with travel and paint food as much as I can....Could we be related? :-)Leslie Floridahttp://www.etsy.com/listing/49880195/sweet-french-macaron-necklace-choose

J’adore Paris Breakfasts and your FABULEUX paintings and photography! I am a Francophile at heart. My sister, another friend, and I plan to go to Paris next fall to celebrate our birthdays. Perhaps we could meet up with you!

Bonjour Carol,I was there too and had a great time checking out all the goodies but my favourite was Le MacarOn Cafe. I bought a box of six, lavender, espresso, mango, apricot, nutella et rose / lychee. If I close my eyes, I feel as though I am in Paris. They are delightful and perfect. And yes, I complimented the young lady on the necklace. So sweet!

My late Dad's birthday was July 14, so I've been aware of the date's significance for decades.

Sorry to have missed the NYC celebration, but ... did find on Sunday in my local farmers' greenmarket, some perfectly ripe peaches (des peches, n'est pas) and so perhaps when the 14th arrives, I will have many remembrances.

I don't mind if macarons are not screaming "lots of artificial colors!" as long as they have lots of taste. I had a rose macaron from D the other day, I loved it. They are scouting for a new location in NY, btw.

Necklace is fabulous! looks like the bastille in NYC was wondeful, a full gastronomic festivity.We shall be celebrating tomorrow in Paris!Here's a little peek on the jet practice for the parade on the Champs Elysées from last week! http://pretemoiparis.blogspot.com/2010/07/jet-set.html

I love your blog . . . but no time to tell you how great you are . . . just got this email from La Garconne . . . the red ballet flats are on sale! http://www.lagarconne.com/store/item.htm?itemid=8110&sid=7&pid=

LOVE your blog. And dream of owning one of your watercolors. I don't know if you've already received an answer to your question about where to find the macaron necklace, but I believe you'll find it at fr.dawanda.com. If you enter 'macaron' in their search box, you'll find 86 pages! of macaron jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, keychains, earrings, rings, and more. They have them in clay, crocheted, and in miniature.http://fr.dawanda.com/product/7617222--Collier-Cupcake-Muffin-Macaron-Yummy-Kawai-Geekhttp://fr.dawanda.com/product/5275514-Sautoir-macaronhttp://fr.dawanda.com/product/9257622-Sautoir-Macaron-bicolore

http://fr.dawanda.com/product/1945449-Collier-Follement-macarons

and here are more links to macaron jewelry:http://www.thetrendygirl.net/2009/06/collier-macarons.htmlhttp://handmadebynat.over-blog.com/article-26125269.htmlhttp://spacedeer.blogspot.com/2009/09/keychain-macarons.htmlhttp://petitesmalices.canalblog.com/archives/2010/03/23/17328463.html#commentshttp://www.etsy.com/listing/35328788/new-macaroon-keychain-strawberries-and?ref=sr_list_10&ga_search_query=macaron&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=4&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=titlehttp://www.secretvelvet.com/shop/necklaces/65-purple-macaroon-necklace.html

Excellent sleuthing Cynthia,I found this one, but then I found one even closer necklace - still it was not exactly correct.I had to commission a look-alike.As soon as I get it I will write about it on PB bien sur.xxCarolg

Bonjour Carol! Merci bien for the assistance in finding a copy of la Pâtisserie de Pierre Hermé. I have finally ordered my copy from Librarie Gourmande. Now to get an autographed copy of Macaron... I've heard rumours he is about to re-print en anglais, mais, je préférerais ce livre en français.

Love your blog... hard not to, since I too am passionate about all things French, not the least of which, Paris! I'd move there tomorrow if hubby would just agree to it!

While I did not find the "exact" necklace, perhaps this collier macaron is remarkably similar... n'est pas?http://crea-diddlindsey.over-blog.com/article-31635087.html